Charles Russell Speechlys has advised Stonegate Pub Company on the recent acquisition of Bar Holdings Limited (trading as Sports Bar & Grill) for an undisclosed sum.
New York Stock Exchange listed Keysight Technologies, Inc., the world’s leading electronic measurement company, acquires ScienLab electronic systems GmbH (Bochum, Germany) and Scienlab electronic systems China Co., Ltd. (Shenyang, China). Taylor Wessing has been advising Keysight Technologies on this transaction in Germany and China. Scienlab offers customer-specific test solutions for electronic components in the automotive and industrial sectors.
Eversheds Sutherland has acted as legal advisor for Digitalist Group Plc (Finland) in the acquisition of NodeOne Group AB (Sweden) and its subsidiaries, among others Wunderkraut Sweden AB. The transfer of the shares was carried out as an exchange of shares and the transaction was completed in August 2017. With the acquisition, Digitalist Group will expand its operations to the Swedish market and strengthen its offering of digitalization services.
DLA Piper has advised ATESTEO GmbH on the acquisition of a majority stake in the straesser Group, a leading vehicle testing service provider. The two companies signed a corresponding agreement on 8 September 2017. This investment expands ATESTEO’s range in the field of vehicle tests, thus opening up significant growth potential. The contracting parties agreed to keep the purchase price confidential.
Paul Hastings LLP is advising biopharmaceutical company MSD (tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA (NYSE: MRK)) on its acquisition of Munich-headquartered therapeutics company Rigontec.
Under the terms of the agreement, MSD will make an upfront cash payment of €115 million to Rigontec’s shareholders; based on the attainment of certain clinical, development, regulatory and commercial milestones, MSD may make additional contingent payments of up to €349 million. The transaction is subject to certain closing conditions.
NautaDutilh assisted ASR Nederland (a.s.r.) on both the acquisition and the repurchase of shares.
DLA Piper has advised the funds Perusa Partners Fund 2, L.P. and Perusa Partners Founder 2a, L.P., managed by Perusa, on the acquisition of the majority of shares in Huwest Holding B.V. from its founding shareholders. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
Paul, Weiss is representing Rackspace Hosting, Inc., a portfolio company of funds managed by Apollo Global Management, LLC affiliates, in its acquisition of Datapipe Parent, Inc. Both Rackspace and Datapipe are leading cloud server management companies. The transaction, announced on September 11, is the largest ever for Rackspace. It is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017.
On 8 September 2017, the AMEOS Group acquired the Seeklinik Brunnen.
The Seeklinik Brunnen focuses on integrative medicine and specialises in the treatment of psychological disorders such as burnout, depression and sleep disorders. The clinic has 46 rooms and one of the most modern sleep laboratory in Switzerland.
Covering 41 locations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, AMEOS Group has 12,800 employees working in 77 health care facilities. AMEOS Group is one of the most important health care providers in the German-speaking countries.
Stibbe advises Warner Music Group on its acquisition of Spinnin’ Records.
Spinnin’ Records is one of the world’s leading independent electronic music companies.